EDM 221 - A Handheld Game

I know that the point of most games is to end up with one winner and many losers. This is how you know the game is over. Well, back in my day (beware of stories that begin that way!) we whiled away many a recess on the playground with two sets of hands and a long string, because the ultimate point of playing any game should be to have fun with friends. It's actually possibly to have all winners and no losers. I know. It's ridiculously quaint.

EDM 221 - Handheld Game; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 220 - The Moon

I'm going to let this one speak for itself. I don't let my art do that often enough. Shine on!

EDM 220 - The Moon; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 219 - A Window

It's a good thing poppies thrive all on their own because I don't think about ours, growing along the forgotten side of the old garage. Then they explode into blazing orange blooms, and I can't NOT notice them!

EDM 219 - A Window; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 218 - A Knife

I think this is my fourth or fifth version of a knife, painted as a challenge, in the past year. I'm running out of enthusiasm for knives! This gorgeous folding Sheffield knife belongs to my husband. I think it's too pretty to use!

EDM 218 - A Knife; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 217 - An Umbrella

Even though I loved math in school, I was just like most of my friends in believing that high school algebra and geometry would prove useless in real life. "When am I ever gonna use this?!" Well, I have used it so many times! Just the design potential alone should have made me, the wannabe artist, a champion for geometry. Here is my homage to Fibonacci and the fascinating golden spiral. I call my umbrella design "Geometry for a Rainy Day."

EDM 217 - An Umrella; 3x3" watercolor & marker

EDM 216 - Draw Your Inner Critic

Well, this is rather personal to share, but what's the worst that could happen? I'll bet my inner critic can beat up your inner critic!

My inner critic whispers to me, and everyone knows whispers are far more intimidating than shouts. Mine reminds me that I'm more of an illustrator than a fine artist, and therefore my art doesn't really belong in a frame on a gallery wall. This is actually fine with me because I would hate the whole gallery scene, making small talk and watching people stare at my art. Yeah, no thanks!

EDM 216 - Inner Critic; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 215 - My Thumb

I'm a little creeped out by thumbs and toes out of their natural contexts, so I didn't spend much time on this.

EDM 215 - My Thumb; 3x3" watercolor

And, below is the real thumb. Did you know you can use metallic gel pens to decorate your nails? Now you do.

My Left Thumb